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GOAL legislation which would provide a life time sentence for dealers convicted of heroin & gun trafficking has bipartisan support. BOSTON – The Gun Owners’ Action League of Massachusetts (GOAL) today filed new bipartisan supported legislation that would give judges discretion to sentence people convicted of both gun and opioid trafficking with up to life […]

Gun Owners Action League has added our name with other state associations and law enforcement groups in an Amicus Brief in Virginia Duncan Et Al v. California Attorney General. The case involves the banning of magazines holding more than 10 rounds. This came about through the 2016 California Proposition 63. The new ban in California […]

Representative Tim Whelan (R) has filed HD4494 – An Act Relative to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. This legislation would enable MA FFL’s to transfer historic handguns from the CMP. Click here to view the legislation – legislators in support. For many decades the Civilian Marksmanship Program has provided lawful citizens with historic rifles. For the […]

Representative James Miceli’s H.1296 – Second Amendment Protection Act will provide important protections from ad hoc attacks on licensed gun owners at the state & local level. Last week GOAL urged gun owners to contact their state legislators and urge them to sign on in support of a letter, written by Representative James Miceli, to […]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Issues Letter To LTC/FID Holders Regarding Bump Stocks and Trigger Cranks – You Need To Read This. EOPSS Letter Calls For Forced Surrender. 1/16/18 GOAL has obtained a letter regarding bump stocks from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety, that will be mailed to all licensed MA gun owners and it […]

On Thursday, November 16th the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security is scheduled to hear more than 40 bills that could impact your Second Amendment rights. The hearing will take place at the Massachusetts State House in Room A1, beginning at 11:00 AM. GOAL Alert Many Second Amendment Related Bills to Be […]

“I am disappointed with the entire legislative process, or more precisely, the lack of process that was put forth with this legislation,” said Jim Wallace, Executive Director of GOAL. GOAL Statement On Bump Stock Legislation Northborough, MA – November 3, 2017 Note, this was updated on November 5, 2017 as Lt. Governor Polito has signed […]

Yesterday, the Massachusetts state House of Representatives and Senate approved the conference committee report, reconciling differences between the appropriations bills that contained language banning bump fire stocks and trigger cranks. This piece of legislation, H.4008, will now go to Governor Charlie Baker’s desk for approval. It is imperative that Governor Baker line item veto the […]

It looks like the MA legislature, in their haste to “do something” made a major procedural error that has brought the budget bill and accompanying bump stock amendments to a grinding halt. 10/23/17 Update On Bump Stock Legislation No Action On Bump Stock – Budget Bills October 20, 2017 The budget bill debate currently at […]